GRE Word List

AMALGAM

a mixture of different elements

The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.

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WordMeaning
perforateto make a hole through
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish